Usually the kinda gravelly voice and cop aesthetic isn't my thing but she's just striking and kind of mesmerizing

Also, I can't imagine Tom Felton sticking around long-term, so no matter what, there's not a happy ending here.

Favorite episode? (Say "The Party," say "The Party," say "The Party," say "The Party"….)

I'm not really a fan of the show (rather, I wish it was better) but I think it has one of the coolest pilots ever. It's the LOST of comedy in that "anything is possible" way.

Lewis helped balance things out so of course he got killed. I was hoping the "previously on" showing his death would foreshadow him being alive. Even though it would've been ridiculous, it would've helped the show.

This show would be so much better if they dialed Tandy back like 75% but it's clear that's never going to happen. I like Cleopatra Coleman, and January Jones has killed it since being reincorporated, but it's really hard to enjoy a show when central characters are so purely annoying.

I get that when people say that about a non-prestige show, it sounds wrong (like, maybe it's an overhyped episode driven by a plot twist or something). The episode I'm referring to was a fantastic one-off about mental breakdowns and the pressures of fame.

The 6th episode was one of the best on all of TV last year.

The scenes that confirmed we'll never get extended Grodd was when he used HR as a mind control mouthpiece for no reason other than keeping the CGI offscreen.

1. I'm not saying everything. I think when he talks general NFL or quarterback position, etc, he's perfectly fine, just that on the whole, while I wish his family well, the industry is better for him being gone. (Also, myself not being one, I noticed college football fans HATED Kanell with a passion)
2. If the selling…

I don't think that's the problem though. As Deadspin wrote, all of these people are a drop in the bucket compared to how badly they overpaid for NFL rights, all just cosmetic cuts to impress shareholders. Last I saw, "The 6" was doing well with only minor and expected losses due to everyone losing viewers.

That was basically what ESPNEWS used to be. A solid core of anchors and just: here's highlights. All the time, mixed with some midday analysis.

Because his affability softens the stance, kind of like, say John Kasich (see: the whole Ernie Johnson issue). It can't just be grown men with toys when there's billions at stake with rich, privileged people fighting to keep money out of the hands of the powerless (who are often poor). If sports were that innocuous,…

Morning SportsCenter is the most egregious to me, especially the one with Sarina as their "Social media" person because she has trouble just reading the prompter sometimes. She seems nice and I wish her no ill but it's like watching E News

I don't see it as much different than late night retooling. Colbert was semi-saved by Trump, Fallon and Corden basically exist to go viral, Kimmel does a hybrid of the two. Could you have a different person host those shows each night and still draw with The Tonight Show"? Probably not, hence why ESPN reversed course…

Stark was/is a great blend between old stories/tradition and embracing analytics.

Yeah his wardrobe with the black flat hats and such has always struck me as his attempt to fit in with a Miami crowd that he's way too self-aware for. Not in a bad way, just that you almost have to be oblivious to the world to have that type of self-bravado.

In one sense, I agree, because he wasn't malicious, but on the other hand, that's the most dangerous opposition to social progress (and he's against things like paying college athletes), because he triggers reactions such as yours. MLK had a quote describing this that I can't remember.

The problem there is people don't need it for highlights anymore, especially the morning after. It's like complaining about MTV not playing music videos when no one's sitting stationary in front of a TV for a mystery bag video when they can just go on YouTube and pick what they want without commercials.

His appeal is that he can give introspective sports thoughts while acknowledging how dumb the "takes" business is. His in-game analysis is lacking but no one but Bomani can match his macro-observations in terms of how the leagues operate and how power structures stay in place.